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Description

  • Foto Number: SAH-057

Targui Kel Rela is a distinguished Tuareg of the Rela tribe from Hirafok in the Tamanrasset province in the Hoggar mountains. The veil that surrounds the head and masks the lower half of the face is called litham in Arabic and tagulmust in the Tuareg language. The son receives it from his father as soon as he reaches puberty. - Algeria - 1966

  • Keywords:
    Africa Algeria Tamanrasset Hirafok Sahara GreatDesert Hoggar Mountains Aboriginal Tuareg Targui Kel Rela Tagulmust

Description

  • Foto Number: SAH-057

Targui Kel Rela is a distinguished Tuareg of the Rela tribe from Hirafok in the Tamanrasset province in the Hoggar mountains. The veil that surrounds the head and masks the lower half of the face is called litham in Arabic and tagulmust in the Tuareg language. The son receives it from his father as soon as he reaches puberty. - Algeria - 1966

  • Keywords:
    Africa Algeria Tamanrasset Hirafok Sahara GreatDesert Hoggar Mountains Aboriginal Tuareg Targui Kel Rela Tagulmust

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